From the Miami Herald (h/t to Shakesville):
A Miami-Dade circuit judge Tuesday declared Florida’s 30-year-old ban on gay adoption unconstitutional, allowing a North Miami man to adopt two foster kids he has raised since 2004.
Florida has long been behind the curve on this issue, but with the passage of both Prop 8 and Arkansas’ little bit o’ stupidity, it had seemed that nationally we were regressing rather than progressing. Nice to see a reversal of course, so to speak.
The Herald quotes from the judge’s opinion:
”Based on the evidence presented from experts …

One of my newer pet peeves is people who, regarding Obama’s appointment of a person with Beltway experience, say snidely: “Well, that’s not change we can believe in.” As if there were ever a chance that he’d just promote people from his street team to Cabinet level positions. As if that would work out well. I’m not saying I’m 100% happy with everyone he’s chosen but I can at least understand why he chose them. Which- compared to the last eight years- is a change we can believe in. 
That said, …

We’ve done one holiday card mix bag already but there’s room enough for another. I’m actually designing my own, zombie themed cards this year. I’ll post an example once I have them done. 

A Parallel Christmas Card, with envelope for $2.00 from Amaltheas Attic